Dahomey conquers Ouidah
An inland kingdom seizes the coast and the slave trade
King Agaja of Dahomey conquered Allada in 1724 and the port of Ouidah in 1727, gaining direct access to European slave traders. Ouidah became one of Africa's largest slave ports, and Dahomey a formidable military power famous for its female regiments, the Agojie. The kingdom lasted until the French conquest of 1894.
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